Introduction to Introduction to saving on the saving on the

Network versus Network versus saving to the Hard saving to the Hard

DriveDrive

Network Hard Drive

The The Hard DriveHard Drive is located in the is located in the tower of the computer.tower of the computer.

Another name for the hard drive is Another name for the hard drive is known as the known as the C:C: drive. drive.

All All games games and and programsprograms are are stored on the hard drive.stored on the hard drive.

Unlike saving files at home, here at Unlike saving files at home, here at Lakeview Middle School you will not be Lakeview Middle School you will not be

allowed to save any files to the allowed to save any files to the hard drivehard drive. . We have installed a program called We have installed a program called Clean Clean SlateSlate, which prevents any one from saving , which prevents any one from saving

files to individual hard drives.files to individual hard drives.

Saving any file to Saving any file to My DocumentsMy Documents is equal to saving to the is equal to saving to the hard drivehard drive. My Documents is simply a folder located on . My Documents is simply a folder located on

the hard drive. If you attempt to save at either location the the hard drive. If you attempt to save at either location the computer will act like it saved the file correctly. But once computer will act like it saved the file correctly. But once

the computer is shut down and restarted, all files saved to the computer is shut down and restarted, all files saved to these locations will be these locations will be permanently deletedpermanently deleted..

Therefore, you will need to save all files to the Therefore, you will need to save all files to the NetworkNetwork..

Yes, this means you will have to Yes, this means you will have to redoredo any deleted work!! any deleted work!!

The The Network Network is about the size to a refrigerator and is is about the size to a refrigerator and is located in a closet somewhere on campus.located in a closet somewhere on campus.

The The Network Network in also referred to as the in also referred to as the HomeHome or or H: Drive.H: Drive.When asked to save to this location you are being asked to When asked to save to this location you are being asked to

save to your personal profile..save to your personal profile..

By doing so this will help insure that your file is save to the By doing so this will help insure that your file is save to the correct location safely.correct location safely.

Remember, that the only way you can access the network Remember, that the only way you can access the network

is to type in your is to type in your user nameuser name and and passwordpassword. With out a . With out a

user name and password you user name and password you cannotcannot access the network. access the network. Once logged in, the only files you can access are the files Once logged in, the only files you can access are the files

stored under you user name and password.stored under you user name and password.

When saving to the Network you must to choose yourWhen saving to the Network you must to choose your Last Last and First Initialand First Initial followed by your followed by your ID#: ID#: from the save as from the save as

menu list.menu list.

There are about There are about nine hundrednine hundred computers computers on campus. Every single computer is on campus. Every single computer is

connected to the network.connected to the network.

Any time you save a file, it is important to save Any time you save a file, it is important to save directly to the directly to the networknetwork. This will insure that the file is . This will insure that the file is

correctly saved.correctly saved.

Once a file is saved to the network, an individual can Once a file is saved to the network, an individual can access this file anywhere on campus, so long as the access this file anywhere on campus, so long as the

computer accessing the file has the program that created it. computer accessing the file has the program that created it.

Example: If you create a slideshow presentation using Microsoft Power Example: If you create a slideshow presentation using Microsoft Power Point in Mr. Munoz’s classroom and save it to the network, the file can Point in Mr. Munoz’s classroom and save it to the network, the file can be accessed by any other computer such as in a science class so long be accessed by any other computer such as in a science class so long

as that particular computer also has the program called Microsoft as that particular computer also has the program called Microsoft Power Point.Power Point.

If you save a file to the hard drive, the only way to If you save a file to the hard drive, the only way to access that particular file is to return to the same access that particular file is to return to the same exactexact computer and reopen the file. Of course computer and reopen the file. Of course

assuming that assuming that Clean Slate Clean Slate is not installed on that is not installed on that

hard drive.hard drive.

A A disadvantagedisadvantage of saving a file to the network is if the of saving a file to the network is if the network goes down, all computers connected to the network goes down, all computers connected to the

network can not access any files until the network is fixed.network can not access any files until the network is fixed.

However, the user can still create a new file by using However, the user can still create a new file by using available programs from the hard drive. The new file available programs from the hard drive. The new file

created, must then be saved temporarily to your personal created, must then be saved temporarily to your personal

Flash DriveFlash Drive. .

When saving to a Flash Drive, it is often referred to as When saving to a Flash Drive, it is often referred to as saving, to thesaving, to the E: DRIVE. E: DRIVE.

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